The trip to Georgia saw the return of 4-time NMRA Pro 5.0 champion and last year’s runner-up in the Xtreme Pro Mod category, Don Walsh Jr. from Michigan. He was joined by Daniel Pharris who returned with his 2016 Shelby GT350, which had recently reset the Radial vs. The World record during the Duck X Productions Sweet 16 competition a few weeks prior. Nitrous racer Jackie Sloan also rolled down to Atlanta Dragway for his first outing of 2019 and he brought his nitrous-gulping 1969 Camaro with him. Sloan also enlisted door-slammer legend Shannon Jenkins to handle crew chief duties and keep the Pat Musi Racing Engines 903ci engine tuned to perfection.

Pharris would top the qualifying sheets, though he and Walsh volleyed that honor back and forth through three rounds of qualifying. Pharris went under the national record with a 3.728 to grab the top spot. However, it was Walsh who shined brightest in eliminations and would set low ET of each round thanks to a string of low 3.70s from his C7 Corvette. Walsh met Pharris in the finals—the Vette ran 3.725 to overtake Pharris’ 3.750, locking down the victory with a celebration in the Aerospace Components Winner’s Circle and walking away with the category’s record.